National Republican., 1887-04-25
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understand he met all his obligations be ore
he LEFT this world. and know that he died In
thethrone Of God to-day, forever blessed. Il
that be failing. wish that you might all
fall. There & are a great many many young men e,
want word of encouragement, Christian en-
couragement. One smile of good cheer would
be worth more to them tomorrow morning In
their places of business than present OF $4,000
ten years hence. o, / remember the appre-
hension and the tremOr Of entering profess
sion, remember very well the man who
with the tip ends OF the long fingers
OF the left hand and remember the. other
man who took my hand in bosh of his, ami
entered glorious profession; be faithful to
God and He will see you through" Why,
feel this minute the thrill of that handshaking.
grip has been In Heaven twenty-five years.
There are old men to-day who can look back
to forty years ago, when some one said n kind
what you got then. 1t is a great art for old
men TO be able to encourage the young There
are many young people In our cities who have
come from inland counties of our own state,
from the granite hills of the north, from the
savannahs of the south, from the pralrles of
the west They are here to get .neir for
everybody seems to be thnking OF him-
SELF They want companonship, and they
want Christian announcement Give It to
wich Islander used to think when he slew an
enemy all the, strength Of that enemy came
into his own right arm. And ! have to tell
You that every misfortune you conquer Is so
much added to your moral power. With
omnipotence for lever, and the throne o:
GOD for h, fShS,rnm you can oinov move earth and
down and drink out of the fountains Of Col,
nd win rise up t9ng, to ,hn the
pearls were fallen rain drops. which, touching
hesurface OF the sea, hardened Into gems:
then dropped to the bottom. | have to tell
you to-day that storms OF trial have showered
impeIlshable pearl into many young man's
lap. oh, young man while You have goods to
sell, remember T,S you have soul ] TO- save IN
days before, got dclirious, and in the mi l.
night hour he sprang out on the floor of the
hospital, thinking he wa' in the battle, cry
All. he was only battling tho specters of his
own brain. But It is no imaginary ConAict Into
which call you, young man, to-day. Thers
ture you. In the name OF Col up and at them.
After the last store has been closed,
after the. last bank has gone down, after III,
steps has stopped, after the long line OF mer-
chantmen on the sea have taken tail of flame,
after Brooklyn and New lor and Londol
where Thebes and Babylon and "TyrJ
lay buried. after the great fire belts
Of the JUDGMENT day have tolled
affairs OF banking houses and stores will come
mp for inspection, o, what an ooentng OF
account books Side, by siie, the clerks aad tn,
men who employed thom-the people whr
owned thread. and'needle stores ON the same
footing with the stewarts, aud the Delanos
and the Abbotts, and the BarIngs. Every iu-
voice made out-all the labels OF goods .-
all certificates OF stock-a.l lists of
priCes-all private marks of the firm, now eX
planned so everybody can understand them,
All the maps of cities that were never blilt,
but in which lots we're sold. All bargains. All
gOugings All snap judgments, All false en-
tries, All adulteration OF liquors with cop.
peras and stryGhnine, All mixing Of teas, ana
sugars, and Gotiees, and syrups, with cheaper
material, All Cmbe2Ileme OF trust flnl,
All swindles IN coal, and iron, and oil, aud
silver, ana stocks. All 5 WArlOuts aud lIuuting
tons and KetchumS On that day, .wnen th =
cities Of this world are smoking In the last
ConilagratiOn, the trial will 20 on. aud do gn
in an avalanche OF destruction will 60 those
who wronged man or woman, iuil.tol
God, and deAed tho Judgment o, that
will he great day fOt you, hon
est Christian clerk No getting up
early; no retiring late; no walking around
with weary limbs, but n mansion in which to
live and realm of light, and love, ana Joy
over which to hold everlasting d0mlni1n
Hoist him up from gllry to glory, and
from song to song, and from throne u
throne; for while others 60 down into
the sea with their gold like n milestone hang
ing to their neck, this Que shall come uo tho
heights OF amethyst aud alabASter, holding IN
his right hand the pearl Of great price IN a
sparkling, glitterlng, ilaming casket.